AC Milan, after big effort produced on the pitch last night, especially in the second half, is now thinking of the next challenging fixture which is matchday 3 of the Champions League group stage against Porto.
The Milan team has 0 points so far after a loss to Liverpool 3-2 and Atlético Madrid 1-2. Now, the players available for Stefano Pioli must focus and try their best to get a win to keep their chances alive in group B.
As for the referee, it has been announced. In fact, the main one to officiate the game will be Felix Brych.
Felix Brych is German and 46 years old. He is a familiar name and face to the Rossoneri. In actual fact, he directed 5 matches for Milan.
In 3/11/2009, it was the Champions League game of Milan vs Real Madrid which ended in a 1-1 draw. He gave one yellow card to Milan but also one penalty kick.
In 28/09/2010, Brych refereed the game between Ajax and Milan in the famous elite European competition which also ended 1-1, in that game, only one yellow card was given to the Rossoneri.
Moving forward to 3/10/2012, the German referee directed the game of Il Diavolo against Russian outfit Zenit St. Petersburg which ended in the red and black favour 2-3. Four yellow cards were given that day.
Next year, Felix Brych would go on to be the referee of the Champions League clash against FC Barcelona which ended 1-1 with two yellow cards shown to the Rossoneri players.
Fast forward to last 16 round, second leg of Europa League against Manchester United in 18/03/2021, Brych saw AC Milan fall at the San Siro against Manchester United with a 1-0 loss, 4 yellow cards were given to Stefano Pioli's players that time.